Psalms 88 · Clearspring

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. + 88:1 Mahalath Leannoth is probably a musical or liturgical term; see also Psalm 53:1|PSA 53:1. A Maskil + 88:1 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of Heman the Ezrahite.

I Cry Out before You

¹O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.+ ²May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.+ ³For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.+ ⁴I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.+ ⁵I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.+ ⁶You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.+ ⁷Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah+ ⁸You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.+ ⁹My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.+ ¹⁰Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah+ ¹¹Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?+ ¹²Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?+ ¹³But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.+ ¹⁴Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?+ ¹⁵From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.+ ¹⁶Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.+ ¹⁷All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.+ ¹⁸You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.+

I Cry Out before You

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